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What film is Warsaw Concerto?
Dangerous Moonlight
The Warsaw Concerto was written by Richard Addinsell to play a key role in the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known as Suicide Squadron).
What is the story of the Warsaw Concerto?
The Warsaw Concerto is a short work for piano and orchestra by Richard Addinsell, written for the 1941 British film Dangerous Moonlight, which is about the Polish struggle against the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. It became very popular in Britain during World War II.
What music is played in Brief Encounter?
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Brief Encounter/Music composed by
Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2, known to many as the Brief Encounter theme, has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music. The work, featured throughout the 1945 film about lost love starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, came top in the poll of Classic FM listeners.
Who wrote the Warsaw Piano Concerto?
Richard Addinsell
Roy Douglas
Warsaw Concerto/Composers
Who wrote Cornish Rhapsody?
Hubert Bath
Cornish Rhapsody/Composers
Hubert Bath: Cornish Rhapsody – Alan Titchmarsh’s Great British Discovery – Classic FM.
Is Warsaw Concerto hard?
The Warsaw Concerto is about love and war, and as a result, it is a very dynamic, very energizing, and very beautiful piece, very Rachmaninoff in style. Difficulty: I think what I love most about this piece is just how beautiful it is for not being too incredibly difficult.
Who played the piano in Brief Encounter?
Music. Excerpts from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 recur throughout the film, played by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Muir Mathieson with pianist Eileen Joyce.
What is Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2 about?
His second piano concerto confirmed his recovery from clinical depression and writer’s block, cured by courses of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy and helped by support from his family and friends. The concerto was dedicated to Nikolai Dahl, the physician who had done much to restore Rachmaninoff’s self-confidence.
Is falling in love a remake of Brief Encounter?
Two married people meet on a train, develop an innocent friendship, and eventually fall in love. If that premise sounds familiar, it’s because Falling in Love is a second remake of 1945’s Brief Encounter.
What is the film Brief Encounter about?
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Brief Encounter/Film synopsis
Is Rach 2 Easy?
Grieg is considered to be an “easy” romantic concerto, while Rach 2 is disastrously difficult. Most of the things that sound difficult on Grieg you can hear easily, but it’s hard to hear the difficult stuff in Rach 2.